Moonmad
Date
1944, cast 1956
Artist
Max Ernst, French, b. Brühl, Germany, 1891–1976
Provenance
Alexandre Iolas Gallery, New York (cast edition)
[Constantin Xenakis, Athens]
Harold Diamond, New York, to 26 January 1961
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 26 January 1961-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculptures from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 2 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 150, ill. p. 118.
DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. "Sculpture Twentieth Century," 12 May-13 June 1965, no. 24.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 480.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART. "Exiles and Emigres: 1933-1945," 20 February-11 May 1997. Tour: MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 19 June-7 September; STAATLICHE MUSEEN ZU BERLIN, 16 October-4 January 1998.
CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris. "Max Ernst: Sculptures, Maisons et Paysages," 5 May-27 July 1998. Tour: KUNSTSAMMLUNG NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN, Dusseldorf, 5 September-29 November.
NEUE NATIONALGALERIE, Berlin. "Max Ernst: Die Retrospektive," 5 March-30 May 1999, no. 136, p. 194, ill. p. 195. Tour: HAUS DER KUNST, Munich, 11 June-19 September.
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York. "Max Ernst," 4 April-10 July 2005.
CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris. "Surrealism and the Object," 30 October 2013-3 March 2014.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Marvelous Objects: Surrealist Sculpture from Paris to New York," 29 October 2015-15 February 2016, fig. 78, color ill. p. 78; p. 185.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Manifesto: Art x Agency," 15 June 2019-31 January 2020.
Published References
READ, HERBERT. A Concise History of Modern Sculpture (New York: Praeger, 1964), pp. 162, 292, no. 144, ill. p. 146.
VISUAL PUBLICATIONS. Educational film strip (England, 1970), no. 144, ill.
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Abrams, 1974), pp. 690-691, ill. p. 340.
FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A Guide to Teaching Art in the Primary Grades K-3 (Fairfax, VA: Fairfax County Public Schools, Department of Instructional Services, 1983), p. 228, ill.
PARK, EDWARDS. Treasures of the Smithsonian (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 1983), ill.
OTTINGER, DIDIER, ed. Dictionnaire de l’objet surréaliste (Éditions Gallimard/Centre
Pompidou, Paris, 2013), p. 309.
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School
Surrealism (European)
On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.1802
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
36 3/4 x 13 x 12 3/8 in. (93.3 x 33 x 31.4 cm)
